Donation and reach are integral to the mission and model of the Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse. When conducting initial user interviews, we discovered some people wished there was an easier way to quickly get all the information necessary to donate items, including when to come in and the types of items they could bring in. We created a donation app that quickly and easily allowed a user to set up an appointment to donate items.
The Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse is an organization grounded in creativity and community. To highlight its support of local arts, we used the blank space next to the front door as a "Featured Artist" display that would showcase work from a local artist and be rotated regularly.
Artwork courtesy of Monica Cervone McElwain
Donation and reach are integral to the mission and model of the Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse. When conducting initial user interviews, we discovered some people wished there was an easier way to quickly get all the information necessary to donate items, including when to come in and the types of items they could bring in. We created a donation app that quickly and easily allowed a user to set up an appointment to donate items.
Icon stystem developed from photographs of in-store items
Creative Reuse
Creative
Reuse
User Research, Branding, Creative Direction, UI/UX
In a world of new, new, new, how can we encourage the use
of what is already here? For over 20 years, the Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse has facilitated the process of repurpose as a non-traditional art supply store. Using various user research methods, my teammates Elijah Benzon, Kevin Lorenzi, and I conceptualized a new design system and visual identity for the Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse that encourages and encapsulates the play, creativity, community, and reuse so integral to the organization.
In a world of new, new, new, how can we encourage the use of what is already here? For over 20 years, the Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse has facilitated the process of repurpose as a non-traditional art supply store. Using various user research methods, my teammates Elijah Benzon, Kevin Lorenzi, and I conceptualized a new design system and visual identity for the Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse that encourages and encapsulates the play, creativity, community, and reuse so integral to the organization.
Role
Co-Designer
Course
Visual Communication
Studio
Visual
Communication
Studio
Duration
1 month
Tools
Illustrator, InDesign,
After Effects, Figma
In a world of new, new, new, how can we encourage the use
of what is already here? For over 20 years, the Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse has facilitated the process of repurpose as a non-traditional art supply store. Using various user research methods, my teammates Elijah Benzon, Kevin Lorenzi, and I conceptualized a new design system and visual identity for the Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse that encourages and encapsulates the play, creativity, community, and reuse so integral to the organization.
Role
Co-Designer
Course
Visual Communication
Studio
Duration
1 month
Tools
Illustrator, InDesign,
After Effects, Figma
After initial customer interviews, we learned that some people felt the concrete blocks in front of the store were intimidating and unnerving. Using images of bulk items sold at Creative Reuse, we created a set of images that we imagined would be wheat pasted onto the front of those concrete blocks and rotated regularly to showcase the kinds of items sold inside.
After initial customer interviews, we learned that some people felt the concrete blocks in front of the store were intimidating and unnerving. Using images of bulk items sold at Creative Reuse, we created a set of images that we imagined would be wheat pasted onto the front of those concrete blocks and rotated regularly to showcase the kinds of items sold inside.
Icon stystem developed from photographs of in-store items